Dejuno?

i went to see juno on saturday, been wanting to see it for ages. those few of my friends who had been lucky enough to see it before it came out here in finland had exhausted pretty much every superlative known to man. so eager as a beaver i went to see it. and trust me when i say this, you will love it. absolutely adore it. juno macguff is positively the coolest female lead to come out of the closet (not that shes a lesbian) in a long while. and if you like movies with heart you will love "juno". its loaded with witty humour and a soundtrack thats friggin awesome! so how can you go wrong? i dont know what else to say, if you have a heart and you like laughing, see this movie. now.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, God Jul, Hyvää Joulua!

Enjoy the festivities and make the best of christmas, dont stress, take it easy, light a fire, sit with your family in front of it, eat good food. And just relax. And let the calmness bring you peace of mind.

Best wishes,
Santa Clause

I just invented the time-machine! (Sort of)

i woke up. tired. why? thats another story. wearily got out of bed. grabbed my towel and headed for the shower. the floor in my bathroom was cold. i stepped in the shower and turned the water on.
from here on out i was no longer cold. nor was i annoyed about my tiredness. and i couldnt have worried less about school starting in 10min. because, i realised (while in the shower actually) that taking a warm shower, especially if youre cold and tired, is not entirely unlike hitting 88mph in a DeLorean. though, well you cant really go back in time. or back to the future for that matter. but what you *can* do is make time stand still. when youre in the shower everything besides the warm water on your head, shoulders and whatnot loses meaning. you have no worries. nothing stresses you. you just soak up the water and the warmth and let your mind wander to wherever it pleases. i think this might be a reason why so many great inventions and innovations have begun from a shower, Einstein came up with E equals mc squared while doodling on his fogged up shower doors. ive also come up with some of my greater ideas in the shower, ideas for scenes in my movies, and this.

so next time you need to come up with a great idea -- sleep little, wake up early, make sure its cold, fret about everything, be late for school/work/...just be late. then step in the shower and forget all about the afore mentioned.

RA D IOHE_AD

radiohead just came out with their long-awaited new album "in rainbows". and they didnt release it on album through a record label. instead they decided to release it on their website as a downloadable album. (though you can also buy a special edition physical album, with a hardcover book, two LPs and alls kinds of neat stuff). so how much does this, the most anticipated album of the year, cost you ask?

it's up to you.

no. it's really up to you.

seriously, theres an empty box at the checkout where you can fill in how much you want to pay for the album. if you decide to pay £0,00 its perfectly fine and acceptable.

/IN RAIN_BOWS

A Cup of Tea and a Glass of Whiskey.

three hours ago i was sitting at home playing computer games and drinking a cup of tea. ten minutes ago i was sipping on a glass of whiskey. i have finally experienced the benefits of living in town. and it feels great. been waiting for this for a while now. so what happened you ask? well, when the tea was still hot on my lips my carnalitos called and asked if anything was happening today, and i suggested we go feel out my corner pub/bar "Hemingway's". so we all convened outside the pub after 15min and walked in. from this an evening of nothing special, just fantastic chilling at a nice bar, with a beer and then later a glass of whiskey, ensued. ive been waiting to do this for a long time. spontaneous chilling at a bar with good friends and good times. fantastic. and i just walked home from the bar, which is maybe 50m away from my house. beautiful.

oh and hemingway's is a very pleasant bar, i recommend it. at least the hemingways on my block.

good night.

Adaptation. (Nic Cage not included)

i was walking home throught town quite late in the night immersed in my music (Jose González at the time) and my thoughts and i started thinking about why ive felt to phlegmatic lately. the reason im really annoyed at my phlegmaticism is that ive been looking forward to moving out for the past two-three years and now that i finally did, i feel like im not enjoying it enough, and that im not doing all the things i had planned on doing. and i realised that maybe it has something to do with our basic human ability to adapt. i believe humans extraordinary adaptability is one of the main reasons weve thrived as a species, cold weather, arid terrain, versatile predators, we have adapted to everything nature has thrown at us.

but now in my case i think this basic ability has its downsides. though it is still an important trait in us and a very good one at that. but in my case, i feel like its been more of a burden. my getting accustomed so quickly to my new place and life in town has made me lose the perception of how great it actually is, and it has incredibly quickly become the norm for me. it feels like its always been like this, and thus i dont get around to doing all the things i had imagined/planned on doing when i move out. i feel like this has been a problem before as well, when i came out of the army i adapted to civilian life again really really quickly, which didnt give me time to enjoy the freedoms i once again enjoyed or the benefits of civilian life to the full extent. so i guess everything new just becomes the norm too quickly for me, so that i cant enjoy changes for the better as much as i should. maybe this will change, maybe it wont, who knows? but trust me, if you experience a change for the better in your life, grasp it with all your might, hold on to it and squeeze every last drop out of it. you will regret it if you dont. i might still have a chance to correct this wrong. only time will tell.

goodnight...

The Return of the Prodigal Son

im back. finally. took way too long, and i apologise. i just hope someone still wanders into my site, and if you are that someone please spread the word that Trip Fontaine is back on the map. so whats new you ask? well, ive moved out, i live in Hietalahti (in Helsinki), which is like a kilometer from the center of helsinki for you non-finnish people whoever you might be. its been really fantastic, living by my lonesome has been something ive been looking forward to for quite long. and now its here (has been for the past month) . . . and i feel fine. ive also started studying in a school very near me, its called Cityfolkhögskolan and i study documentary filmmaking. so far thats been absolutely fantastic. so all in all, you could say im doing quite well. however, the lack of football in my life is starting to take its toll, but that shall be fixed in the spring when the season for amateur teams starts...

last week i went to see quite a few movies at the Helsinki International Film Festival (Rakkautta & Anarkiaa), and id just like to suggest a few gems for you --first of all a good serious drama about confused skinheads in Thatcher's Britain -"This is England" and then a hilarious "walker and talker" (didnt invent that term..) about a couple in paris, pretty much arguing throughout the movie, fantastically funny -"2 Days in Paris", those of you who live in Helsinki or thereabouts have the chance to see it in the commercial release starting this friday (5.10). and if you want to be inspired to change the world go see "Sharkwater" (dont think its coming to a commercial release in finland...), an amazingly beautiful documentary about our misconceptions about sharks and their horrible state (7,000+ sharks are killed every hour). has a hint of pretentiousness, but never goes overtop to become annyoing in any way, its fantastic. go out of your way to see it.

so thats that for a short update, now i gotta go and enjoy the benefits of living in town.

this is the Odyssey, signing off...

PS. felt like the look needed a change to freshen things up a bit, and to emphasize a new phase in the evolution of my blog. :)

All apologies.

hiyall. whoever is still reading this blog. i am really really sorry for being so slow lately, and updating so unfrequently. maybe i can blame it on the summer. maybe i should blame it on global warming. whatever it is, i apologise for it. and also for writing anything interesting in the past months. ive just really gotten into Top 5 lists, and theyre a quick and easy way to keep this blog alive.. sort of. but dont fear, i will do my utmost to resume normal acticvity on this here blog as soon as school starts and life has some sort of structure to it. (thats in the beginning of september). im not giving any guarantees as to whats going to happen until then, but ill try to update occassionally to breath some life into my blog every once in a while. but ill be travelling quite a lot, so i doubt its gonna be anything earth shattering. but at least now you know what the deal-io is. so just be patient... and thank you to who ever still has some interest in what i have to say.

Top 5 professionals.

The top 5 characters who keep it professional no matter what.

1. Léon (Jean Reno/Léon)
2. Maj. Richard Winters (Damian Lewis/Band of Brothers)
3. Capt. Ronald Speirs (Matthew Settle/Band of Brothers)
4. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro/Heat)
5. Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis/The Fifth Element)

Top 5 MEN.

The top 5 men in movies, with capital M's.

1. John McClane (Bruce Willis/Die Hard 1-4)
2. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry)
3. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger/Commando)
4. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone/Rocky I-VI)
5. Blade (Wesley Snipes/Blade 1-3)

Honorable Mention: Big Chris (Vinnie Jones/Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels)